KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Celebrity Chef, Cookbook Author, Restaurateur

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

First Ever Blind Contestant & Winner of "MasterChef;" Entrepreneur; Restauranteur; Author

Pastry Chef & Food Network Host; Star of "Ace of Cakes"

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Author, Winner of "Top Chef" Season 4 & Restauranter

Acclaimed Chef & James Beard Nominee; Author, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist; TV Host, "Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin"

Award-Winning Producer, Journalist & Food Personality

Chef, TV Host & Restaurateur Known for Chef & the Farmer & Lenoir; Host of PBS' "A Chef's Life" & "Somewhere South"; Author, "Deep Run Roots"

Iron Chef, Food Network Personality & Founder of Garces Group

Chef & Owner of Three-Michelin-Starred Atelier Crenn, Bar Crenn and Golden Poppy

Co-Star of "Crazy Delicious;" Host of Discovery+'s "Foodways" & the "Say Yes!" Podcast

Award-Winning Chef & Restauranteur

Pastry Chef & Creator of the Cronut

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Owner of The Genuine Hospitality Group

Celebrity Chef & Television Personality; Winner of 9th Season of "Food Network Star"

Celebrity Chef & TV Personality, Judge on "Chopped," Competitor on "Iron Chef" and "Next Iron Chef" & Contributor on "Unique Eats"

Co-Host of "The Chef Show;" Chef & Co-Founder of Kogi BBQ; Best-Selling Author

Former CEO of Paramount Pictures & Chairwoman of Universal Music Group's Board of Directors; Founder, The Sherry Lansing Foundation

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Cookbook Author